Tank, Pakistan
Tank (Pashto: ټانک، ټاک; Urdu: ٹانک; Saraiki: ٹاک) is the capital city of Tank District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The city is located near Dera Ismail Khan.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32.13°N 70.23°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union Councils | 16 |
History
Hindkowans were the original inhabitants of the region. They spoke an Indo-Aryan language called Hindko language.[2] The "Hindko" people were named by the later Pashtun migrants to the region, for the groups who spoke "the Indian language"; and for the Iranic Pashtuns to differenciate themselves from the Indo-Aryan speaking locals.[3]
Language
Pashto and Saraiki (locally called Hindkou) are the two languages spoken in Tank. The vast majority of people are conversant in the Pashto language as majority of the population consists of Pakhtun or Pashtun tribes. English is also understood by the educated.
Location
It is at 32º13' N. and 70º32' E[4] and is to the northwest of the Indus River and close to the Takht-i-Sulaiman Range.
Localities
The city was previously inside a fort. Here Sir Henry Durand, lieutenant-governor of the Punjab, was killed in 1870 when passing on an elephant under a gateway.[5]
See also
References
- JUI-F facing tough competition in NA-25 - Daily Times Pakistan
- Qadeer, Mohammad A. (2006). Pakistan: Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-0415375665.
- Shackle 1980, p. 482; Rensch 1992, pp. 3–4. See there for alternative etymologies.
- Tank Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 245.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 10.
